View Pit Stop page for race #56 by yesno — Ghost race
View profile for Oskar (yesno)
Official speed | 80.06 wpm (48.86 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | December 4, 2009 10:31:25pm UTC |
Race Finish | December 4, 2009 10:32:14pm UTC |
Outcome | No win (1 of 1) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #463 (Length: 326 characters) The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is connected by cable to a stationary or mobile platform somewhere on Earth's equator. An elevator would ride up and down the cable at a fraction of present costs. Many sane and sober people believe that a space elevator will be constructed within this century. |